Gaining weight is already a big stress on young girls, especially those entering college and now people have even named this stressing incident as the freshman 15. The freshman 15 is a theory that freshman will gain 15 pounds in their freshman year. 15 pounds is a lot of weight to gain in such short amount of time for some people. For others this incident is not as stressing because they want to gain weight. But for those who do not want to gain anymore weight the thought of this theory coming true is hard to deal with. Like myself for example I am a small girl and gaining weight is not such a big problem for me but lately I seem to be gaining weight in all the wrong places and I hate it…most girls should know what I am talking about. I would think that since I walk a lot around campus it would be hard to gain weight but walking around does not seem to be helping me out. I am guessing it is because the poor food choices we have in our dining areas it is so hard for me to get full in one meal so I find myself eating all day. Even though it is little bits of food at a time I do not think this is healthy, if the food choices were better I think my situation would be better. I also wished I had more inspiration to go to the gym and actually work out. When I see people jogging around campus or heading to the gym I say to myself man how can they have the energy to do these things. I guess this is my fault though I need to find the energy within myself to go to the gym and work out for my own good. I know many other girls feel the same way I feel so hopefully we can start visiting the gym together and have a work out session. One thing I want girls to remember though all types are beautiful so do not stress about Freshman 15. I have a problem with gaining weight but that’s just me if you are okay with your body then that’s great J
I like this blog topic because I have heard about the "freshman 15" also and I didn't really know what it meant. I later found out about it though and I'm discovering that it is true because we're freshmen and we're just getting use to the college life of being on our own; all of these delicious foods and full meals are tempting and there are no grown ups to tell you to eat your vegetables. So like you said, I want to try and make healthy food choices too and workout on a regular.
ReplyDeleteGreat topic Mayra! Before I started shcool I was definately worried about freshman 15. I told myself I was going to eat right and try to do some exercise. I tend to gain weight fast and I just can't afford to gain any weight. So far, I've been eating pretty well and getting some well needed exercise. My best advice is to get into sports, whether it's club or intramural. That is the best way to stay active. Great article!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great topic because the Freshman 15 is something a lot of us think and are bothered about. I agree with all of you, I don’t really want to gain more weight, but college students are surrounded by so much junk food. I feel like it’s just so much easier and quicker to get fast food instead. So I want to start exercising and making healthy food choices…but I am not giving up my McDonald’s milkshakes!!!
ReplyDeletethis is a interesting topic first off! and yea I've heard so many people talking about their Freshman 15 incidents. I mean we come to college with this pretty nifty thing called a meal plan that is basically a buffet open all day and a lot of people don't know how to eat the right kinds of food. So people probably get affected by the food decisions they make and lack of exercise incase they are too busy to do any physical activities.
ReplyDeletei like this topic because it is a typical girl topic.every girl is worried about gaining weight, when most girls never gain it and still look good. girls just need to relax!!
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